Iron Springs, Alberta

Hamlet in Alberta, Canada

49°55′48″N 112°41′15″W / 49.93000°N 112.68750°W / 49.93000; -112.68750CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaRegionSouthern AlbertaCensus division2Municipal districtLethbridge CountyGovernment

• TypeUnincorporated • Governing bodyLethbridge County CouncilArea

(2021)^[1]

• Land0.26 km² (0.10 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total84 • Density325.7/km² (844/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)Area code(s)403, 587, 825

Iron Springs is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the Lethbridge County.^[2] It is located on Highway 25, approximately 28 kilometres (17 mi) northeast of Lethbridge. It was founded in 1925 when the railroad arrived.^[3] The community was named after a spring of the same name near the original town site.^[4]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Iron Springs had a population of 84 living in 24 of its 26 total private dwellings, a change of -13.4% from its 2016 population of 97. With a land area of 0.26 km² (0.10 sq mi), it had a population density of 323.1/km² (836.8/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Iron Springs had a population of 97 living in 25 of its 26 total private dwellings, a change of 4.3% from its 2011 population of 93. With a land area of 0.26 km² (0.10 sq mi), it had a population density of 373.1/km² (966.3/sq mi) in 2016.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
^ Coyote Flats Historical Society (1967). Coyote Flats : historical review, 1905-1965. Volume 1. Lethbridge: Southern Printing. p. 269.
^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 68.
^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.